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Fun run?
This is a photo of us coming dead last on a fun run last weekend. Look carefully. There is not one. single. person. behind us. There are just so many elements in this photograph that explain why we are...
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Favourite things – family time
Assuming I figure how to schedule this post properly, by the time you read this I’ll be touching down at Sydney airport, ready to spend a long weekend with my parents at their home in the Blue...
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Weekend in the mountains
Honestly it was a relief to get out of bed, even at 4am, because bed was so hot that sleep said “Ha ha, surely you jest!” while the fan droned ineffectually on through the long, dark hours and all I...
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My mum and the 1957 Blue Mountains bushfire
This is my mother as a child, in a snowball fight with her best friend Lorna (they are still friends). Aren’t they delightful? (And can you possibly imagine how cold Mum’s bare legs must have been?)...
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I just came to say hello
I think my last post may have been a tad negative. I should add that there have been plenty more things we have been doing, besides working, walking and not sleeping, that have made life rather...
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Recipe for joy
Ingredients: * A crisp, sunshiney autumn day * Devonshire Tea * One 10-month-old baby * About 30 cooing, adoring grown-ups * A ride in an open-sided jeep with orange chairs * The animals of the...
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The forgotten angels of Carlton
A little while ago Mr B and I pushed a pram with a sleeping Madeleine through the Melbourne Cemetery on Lygon Street. It is old and sprawling and, as you would expect, wonderfully peaceful. Some of...
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Back yards
When in the back yard, here is what you must do: Roll down hills of newly-mown lawn, gathering green and fragrant debris on your clothes and face along the way. Adjust your pink hat. Cuddle a cousin....
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Meals on Wheels – food truck for kids
In a quest to eat my way through the menus of all the food trucks in Melbourne, I’ve brought you Po’ boys, organic frozen yoghurt, pulled pork, classic burgers, chipotle chicken and loads more, with...
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Thankful
Earlier this week I had a bit of a minor meltdown. I dropped a glass of orange juice and it shattered all over the kitchen floor. The next minute I was in tears, Madeleine watching on in wide-eyed...
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Favourite things – portraits
Smile folks, you’re on camera (or on pencil). Happy Friday! Today it’s all about portraits. 1. Custom family portraits Thinking of getting one of these custom, hand-drawn portraits by Blanka Biernat...
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I made a book
I wanted to call it All The Things I Wish People Had Told Me About Parenthood But They Were Too Busy Going On About Sleep Deprivation, but it’s only a little book and there wasn’t enough room on the...
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We have news
Our family has a little secret to share. In December, this little angel will become a big sister! We are thrilled and terrified and exhausted-in-anticipation, in equal measure. Have you had or do you...
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Friendships and solitude
You know those weekends that happen sometimes that are full to the brim of lunches and dinners and walks and house-guests and catch-ups with old friends, and you never stop talking or laughing or...
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Positive thinking
What a difference a day makes. 24 hours before taking these joyful snaps, I was pushing a pram along Drummond Street and wiping away tears with a paper towel (we are out of tissues). That was three...
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A brief semi-political interlude
I eased myself down into Madeleine’s bean bag on Saturday night to watch the Federal election coverage. It was predictably depressing. If you were following the Australian elections at all, you’ll know...
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Victorian dispatch – Sovereign Hill
It was a pivotal moment in time for Victoria. In 1851, gold was discovered in the area we now know as Ballarat. Thousands of adventurers and risk-takers rushed to the region and turned the muddy...
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Sisters
Just popping in to say hi, and share this beautiful photograph of Madeleine with her big sister Emily. Em got home from Italy two days ago and Madeleine was ALL OVER HER when she arrived in Melbourne...
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1000 steps
Have I told you? Mr B is going to China in a week’s time. He and Madeleine’s biggest sister Meg will join a team of others walking the Great Wall of China to raise funds for cancer services. Pretty...
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A simple Saturday
This day happened a few weekends ago but I am so far behind on this blog it’s amazing we’re still in the same season at all. This day was a warm spring Saturday and it started out as I’m sure many...
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